Social Media Censoring, Non-Epileptic Seizures, Underwater Archaeology

Managing Harmful Content on Social Media Guest: Tarleton Gillespie, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Associate Professor at Cornell University, Author of “Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions that Shape Social Media” Australia has passed a law that slaps huge fines on social media companies –and also threatens to jail executives –if they fail to quickly remove “abhorrent violent material.” It’s a direct response to the live Facebook video made by the shooter who killed 50 people at two New Zealand mosques last month. Facebook says the video was viewed 4,000 times before the company took it down. How much should social media companies be held responsible for the material people post on their platforms?  Not All Seizures Are from Epilepsy, Psychotherapy Helps Sufferers of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Guest: Benjamin Tolchin, Neurologist, Yale School of Medicine If someone has seizures, they must have epilepsy, right? Turns out, more than five percent of patients diagnosed with epilepsy actually have something else called "psychogenic non-epileptic seizures" or PNES. That means thousands of people are getting the wrong medical treatment, and that can have serious consequences. Shipwrecks and Sunken Cities: The Work of Underwater Archaeology Guest: Peter B. Campbell, Underwater Archaeologist, Assistant Director of The British School at Rome Most archaeologists don’t put their lives on the line like Indiana Jones. But underwater archaeologists aren’t most archaeologists. And when you’re diving deep in the sea, exploring shipwrecks or slithering into caves, winging it like Indiana Jones is definitely not recommended.  Apple Seed Guest: Sam Payne, Host, The Apple Seed, BYUradio Thoughts from a master on sharing and preserving family stories.   What We Can Do to Support Mothers Running for Public Office Guest: Caitlin Clarkson Pereira, 2018 Candidate for State Representative in Connecticut A record number of women are currently serving in the U